The judicial declaration of incompetence of a person by virtue of his/her drug addiction is needed in order to place the person, his/her property or both, under guardianship. Said declaration shall be petitioned through a suit in an ordinary proceeding. The court, at the moment of issuing judgment, shall determine the degree of incompetence of the drug-addict, shall specify the acts prohibited to the incompetent person, and the powers to be performed by the guardian in his behalf. History —Civil Code, 1930, added as § 193B on Jan. 11, 1998, No. 29, § 2.
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